Rein-holder



(No Model.)

W. H. WHITE.

REIN HOLDER.

Patented June 22, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFrcEa WVELLS H. \VHITE, OF TROY, OHIO.

RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 344,297, dated June 22, 1886.

Application filed April 21, 188i. Serial No. 190,646. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, WELLs H. WHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Troy, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rein-Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings isa representation of an elevation, as applied to a dashboard. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation; and Fig. 4 is a vertical section.

My invention relates to rein-holders designed to be attached to the dash-board of vehicles;and it consists in the construction and novel combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, and p inted out in the claims.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the stem of the reinholder, which stem is struck up from orcut out of sheet metal, and is provided with the top flange,]3, having the downwardly projecting integral scallops or lips e e, which engage the top edge of the dash-board when the reinholder is in place thereon. Near its lower end, the stem A is provided with integral flanges F F, which are passed through slits in the dash-board immediately at the sides of the middle vertical rail,G, of the dash-board, and are clinched around said middle vertical rail, G, to secure the rein-holder in place on the dash-board.

At the upper end of the stem A, and se cured to the side of the stem opposite to the lips e e, is the long horizontal spring H,which is held in place by rivets I I,passed through a stiffening-plate, J. The ends K of the spring H are rounded and curved slightly backward,

to permit the easy insertion of the reins between them and the'dash-board, and the upper edge of the spring H is provided on opposite sides of the stem with flanges L L, which prevent the reins from slipping when in place in the rein-holder. The stiffening-plate J strengthens the spring H, and serves to equalize the strain of the reins on said spring. The ends K of the spring H have upwardly-pro jecting points M, which prevent the reins from being accidentally detached from the reinholder.

The lipse e and integral flanges F F fasten the rein-holder firmly to the dashboard when properly bent to place. The taper of the spring H and its upturned ends facilitate the pushing of the reins to place between the spring and dash-board, so as to accomplish this object in the shortest possible time. The reins are usually pushed under one sideof the spring only; but either or both sides may be used at the same time.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. The combination, with the stem having the integral scallops or lips and the integral flanges near its lower end, of the tapering spring with rounded and pointed ends and flanges along its upper edge, between its ends and the st-em,the stiffening-plate, and the rivets connecting the stem-spring and stiit'eningplate, substantially as specified.

2. In arein-holder, the tapering spring with rounded and pointed ends and flanges along portions of its upper edge, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereofI affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VELLS H. WVHITE.

\Vitnesses:

J. A. DAVY. D. F. LANE. 

